Elementary school students who committed school violence by ‘hitting the head with a chessboard and even sexually harassing’... sent to the juvenile department

Protective disposition as a juvenile under the Juvenile Act
The school violence committee imposes bans on contact, school volunteer work, special education, and attendance ban.

Elementary school students who molested and bullied their classmates were handed over to the juvenile department of the court.

It was confirmed that the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Police Agency transferred Boy A (12 years old), who was suspected of violating the Act on Sexual Protection of Children and Adolescents, to the juvenile division of Changwon District Court at the end of October.

Juveniles between the ages of 10 and 14 who commit acts that violate the juvenile law are considered criminal minors and are subject to protective measures instead of criminal punishment.

Person A is accused of exposing part of his body by pulling down the pants of his classmate, Person B, in an elementary school classroom in June 2023.

According to the police investigation results, it was confirmed that Group B has suffered from group bullying since 2020. It was confirmed that they habitually harassed Group B, including swearing and teasing him for no reason.

In addition, it was revealed that there were acts of physical violence. Another classmate, C, swung a chessboard and hit B on the head. Currently, C is being sent to the juvenile division of the Changwon District Court on charges of special assault.

At the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee (School Violence Committee) held later, Group B mentioned that they were suffering serious trauma due to bullying by the offending students and insisted on severe punishment for them.

Group B's legal representative emphasized that severe punishment should be imposed, citing the fact that the violence of the perpetrators has reached a serious level and that the victims are unable to continue their studies due to the school violence that has continued for a long time.

The school violence committee, which accepted this claim, decided to impose sanctions on the offending students, including a ban on contact (No. 2), school volunteer work (No. 3), special education (No. 5), and suspension of attendance (No. 6). The maximum punishment for school violence is possible, up to expulsion (No. 9).

The police who investigated this case acknowledged the perpetrators' charges of forcible molestation and decided to send them to the juvenile department.

Attorney Kim Dae-su of Daeryun Law Firm (Lihan), who is the legal representative for the victim student B, said, “In the case of a victim student, he or she must explain in detail the damage he or she has suffered to the school violence committee or the police, and the psychological damage suffered by the victim in this process is also great.” “We were able to resolve the injustice, and based on the future results, we plan to proceed with the civil lawsuit in an advantageous manner,” he said.

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